Tie-plate.



S. GLARY.

TIE PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 11.1906.

PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

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UNITED srarns BATE; .1 oFFroE,

SIMON oLARY, OF CARNEGIE, P NNSYLVAIQAL T n-PLATE. L

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON CLARr, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Carnegie, the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie- Plates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawing.

This invention relates to tie plates, particularly designed for supporting rails upon ties.

The invention has for its. object to provide a simple and inexpensive plate'ior protecting a wooden tie from being injured from the movement of a rail thereon.

Another object of this invention is to provide a tie plate whereinnovel means is employed for preventing lateral displacement of a. plate upon a tie.

A further object of this invention is to provide a tie plate for rails having means for preventing the lateral displacement of a rail upon the plate.

A still. further oilrject of this invention is to provide lie plates upoilr which rails are secured, the plates being constructed to prevent the creeping of a tie.

With these and other objects in view, which will more readily appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Reierring to the drawing forming part of this specification, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in whichf Figure 1 is a top plan of my improved tie plate, Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same illustrating a rail mounted tin-neon, Fig. 3 is a bottom plan of the plate.

To put my invention into practice, I construct my improved tie plate of, strong and durable metal, which can he rolled or otherwise treated to produce the plates, either singly or in strips, which niay be aitcrwards ("lit and punched to provide the plates. The plates are substantially rectangular in plan and each plate is formed with a rail-seat 1 having side ribs or shoulders 2 adapted to brave the longitudinal edges of the base (hinge :5 of a rail 4. The plate adjacent to each end tlu-rool i;-' provided with spike openings 5, one opening passing through each one of the ribs or shoulders 2, whereby when the plate is secured to a tie (not shown) by a. spilco, the spike will not only hold the plate upon the lie, but will overlie the edges of the base-flange 3 and rr-lain thorail 4- upon the plate and preventvertical displm-i-monz. ol' the same. he bottom of the plate is Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 11,1906. fierial No. 347,295.

Patented July 2, 1907.

recessed, as at 6, and provided with a longitudinally disposed central V-shaped rib 7 adaptedto engage in the upper surface of a wooden, tie and prevent lateral v displacement of the tie plate. The bottom of the plate directly beneath the vertical edges of the ribs or shoulders 2 -is provided with longitudinally disposed V- shaped ribs 8, the lower edges of said ribs being in a plane horizontal with the lower edgeof the rib 7.

These ribs are also adapted to engage in the upper surface of a tie and prevent the tie plate from creeping or twisting upon the tie.

My invention particularly resides in the depending gripping ribs also in providing the sides of the plate with the longitudinal ribs or shoulders 2, both of said ribs serving functionally to prevent the rail 4 from laterally moving upon the tie plate, which is not accomplished by the use of one rib. 1

When a tie plate is used adjacent to each end of a tie and the V-shaped gripping ribs of the plate become embedded in the tie, it will be impossible for the tie to creep beneath the rails especially when the rails arp fastened to their ties.

My improved tie plate has numerous advantages over plates heretofore designed for the same purpose,

those advantages being readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

I do not care to confine myself to the exact contour of the tie plate or to its size, and such changes in the details of construction, as are permissible by the appended claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope oi the invention.

What I Claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A railway tie plate having :1 body of relatively equal i'hlekpess from edge to edge, a rib on the upper face oi the plate :uljucenl ear-h longitudinal edge having-:1 vertical innor fume, the said plnlie having spike-receiving openings,

.and having :1 central longitudinal groove in ils unllornmrlh face. a longitudimiily-(lisposvd V-shupvd i'ih on the underneath face disposed cenlrully oi suid groove, ililll longitudinal Vshnped l'lll on the underneath l'nve of llil plnlc nemoauh longitudinal edge, said lusl; nnluml ribs disposed (lli'eei'ly beneath the verliml Fur-o ol' the Film on llu uppl'l' time of lhe plate nnd having llilll" lower edges on the some horizontal plnne us the lower edge of (he central V-shuped rlh.

in testimony whoreoif l :lillX my siguulul-e in the pro mice of two wilnesses.

- SUIUN (TLAHY.

Witnesses:

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